Ed Hiheta

Ed Hiheta

Member of the Founding Team, 4interns
globalskillspeople.com
Sunnyvale, California, United States United states
Business owner
Member since March 07, 2009
VEQ: TL-PM-TM
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I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:

Globalskillspeople, Kopoko, Titao

Companies I've invested in:

Wordsniffer, Kopoko, Globalskillspeople

Startups I worked for:

Enuncia, Assurz, 4interns, Wordsniffer, Titao

If you are an entrepreneur, why?

I want to change the world.

My favorite startups:

Google, Facebook, Twitter, Zynga, Globalskillspeople, mindflash

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

Hard work, challenges, the unknowns, success

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?

Brilliant idea! I can do it. No, you need people to poke a few holes in there to enhance the idea, change it or drop it for a killer app idea from an unexpected source.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?

The Team matters
The vision and leadership are crucial
Persist despite the nay sayers. They don't see what you see.